Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) lost
5-4 to
Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the Stirling Invitational, held November 30 - December 2, 2012 in Stirling, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Hardie won
5-4 over
Scotland's Frazer Hare in the semifinals of the 2012 Stirling Invitational in Stirling, Scotland; and won
6-5 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Hardie finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hardie lost
3-1 to
Smith, then responded with a
7-3 win over
Graeme Black (Perth, SCO). Hardie won
8-2 against
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT), then won
4-3 against
Scotland's Bruce Mouat and
7-3 against
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stirling Invitational, Hardie take home
3.920 world rankings points along with the $2,403CDN prize, moving up 12 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 55th place overall with
28.176 total points. Hardie ranks 40th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
19.195 points earned so far this season.
